Massachusetts: 1-800-233-5325 and 911Rhode Island: 1-800-640-1595 and 911
New York:
Long Island and the Rockaways:
1-800-490-0045 and 911
Metro NY: 911 and 1-718-643-4050
Upstate NY: 1-800-892-2345 and 911

In case of electric emergencies:

New England: 1-800-465-1212 and 911

Upstate New York: 1-800-867-5222 and 911

Order Free Worker Safety Training Materials

To help you teach employees how to work safely around electrical and natural gas lines, we’re pleased to offer you a FREE safety training kit.

How to Order: Simply click one of the buttons below and complete the online order form. Orders are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Please allow two to four weeks for delivery.

20 Worker Safety Visor Cards
This visor card is kept in your vehicle as a quick reference for preventing accidents around power lines on the job site. It covers how to work safely around overhead and underground lines, and what to do in the event of a power line contact.

1 Worker Beware® DVD (in English and/or Spanish), which contains:

Worker Beware video: This video training tool contains the latest, utility-related safety information available and enhances our other program materials. The video is broken into manageable, scenario-specific training modules for your convenience:

Introduction: Electric & Gas Safety Basics (5 min.)

Digging & Excavating (14 min.)

Ladders & Long Tools (8 min.)

Cranes & Heavy Equipment (8 min.)

Slide Show: This presentation is designed to enhance your safety meetings by introducing basic safety information to participants before viewing the video. It includes talking points to assist you with each slide.

Trainer’s Guide: This comprehensive guide addresses everything you need to run an effective safety training session, such as learning preferences, room set-up tips, presenter’s notes, and ideas for discussion and activities.

Order Free Excavator Safety Training Materials

National Grid is reaching out to excavators with materials designed
to promote safe digging and prevent natural gas pipeline accidents. To help you teach employees how to work safely around natural gas lines, we’re pleased to offer you a FREE safety training kit.

How to Order: Simply click the button below and complete the online order form. Orders are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Please allow two to four weeks for delivery.

Excavator Beware® Booklets
These 8-page booklets address key gas pipeline safety tips for excavators, including notifying 811 before digging, understanding locate marks, special considerations for work near transmission pipelines and what to do in the event of a gas leak or gas pipeline contact.

Excavator Beware® Visor Cards
Keep this visor card handy for quick reference on the job site. It includes the five steps for safe excavation, 811 phone numbers and website URLs, the color code for locator marks, gas leak warning signs and what to do if you hit a gas pipeline and/or suspect a gas leak.